Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-07-12
FINANCE AND TRADE

enAxzxs, Mona8y, July II.
Busfnsss wss noa iuEerFupesd By ths
cir sssoaEcn today. but Ia lasaI mszk-
sss prssnns bal Iis1is change Ths re-
ssipss an3 ship@ents vsrs ksaxisF than
daring ths past to weeks. barring he
arrival q fEsi9hs By he ocean sisameEa
Amosa ths receipts aossd are lss
bad q saffla. Twas hcped that sash
a sassy Of bssf catils woaA esuss y
drop in TIE pEiss 81 besf, eozing, - IL
dosa, e tina when cheaper meat b
sxpsetsd, but WHOLESALERS maintained
TIE sane stupidity when questioned
abous hish prioss. NO change today
thsy said, and e b probable that Seat
lie meat consz@eEs win Be compelled
10 pay hiRh priess fer meats for sOms
tine 30 eome.
PRODUCE REOEIPTs.-Past three
days inelude Il boxes eggs. boxes
bnfaeF, tons hay, 100 sacks eats, %
sscks wheat, ll3 bandlea hides, s bun
/ dles palss, "a bun6les skins. coop
1 01sG4c@4et 10 ooatt<s - s-AScss - @@N1s .
horses.
SHIPMENTS.-Geseral mercharaise
vas shipped fram Seattle duriax past
shrss days in foilowine quantities: O.
4 p. g. & r 80 tons. p. s. s. Lane %
steamer Idaho l2 teus, Hayward 2 tons
and 50 enpty ssE barrels. IoIs 1 tsEs,
W. p. Monroe IS tons. City Of Quincy 8
tons. RFanQrl 50 tons, Ella Anderson
l ~ NWnahrNwksxnN - hnnn ftftNa q
tens. Nellie Is tons, Fleetwood tons.
tons. Edith toas.
BERF.-Dealsrs pay 4 g ~ PSF
pound on foot; Wholesale, dressed 8 G.;
retail. II q Is per pound
NUTTUN.-Dsalers pay 4d ~ o par
pound on foot; Wholesale, dressed. 7 Q;
retail. 6 q Is PER pound.
pound on feol; wholesale, dressed, 10 c:
retail. 10 q Ii per posnd.
Msney and Markets.
ExuHASGE.
NEW YoRx, Jaly 11.-M0nay on call,
easy. 395, last loan 5, closed offered 4:
prime mercantile paper. 5d51< sterling;
exchange, duh at $4e21<; sixty day
bills S4.63N for demand.
BONDS.
4 EUufas ooupo0... q
Four and 0ne-halfs, coupon. -. 100
| racine n4c8.... ...s..-..-.-.-..lSS
STOCKS.
American Express, 100; Canadian Pa.
ciae, 59Z; Canada Southern, 57L
OentTal Paoiiis, 371<; Burlington, 1874
nafa@aRa Taaku-a2a 4 WaaeE~. 1QT1I
Denver & Rio GFande, 2SI&; Mich
Ran Central, s61(; Kansas 4 Texas
37X, New York Central, lOSX
NoTthern Paci6c. 50, preferred, IS
Northwestern 1854; Oregon Improve.
ment, 4s5<; Oregon Navigation 955(
| Oregon Transeontinental, 29h; Pacific
Mail, ~; Rock Island, 129; So. Paul
e6ss: Texas Paciac, 29J{; Union Pacific
IS; United States Express, IS; Wells
Fargo Express, l27i Western Union
765s.
STOCK MARKET IN NEW YORK.
NEW YORK, July 1.-The stock mar
ket was unusually dull throughout thl
day and the result Of transactions val
Of very little importance. The eoursl
Of prices was very irregular, but thi
hucsuations were small, and, With ex
ceptions Of one or tso stocks, were con
fined within fractional limits.
NEW YORK MARKETS.
| NV YoHx, July 1I.-HORs. dull, IN
changed.
Coffee, spot, fair; Rio, steady, SIS 50
options, strong, higher, but trading
light; saIes SC, $50 bags; July, SIC 600
Is So; August, $l6Soldl7; September
SIC 95dl7.l5; October, $l7Cdl7.25; No
veraber. $l7.159 IL Is; December, $l7.1t
I@I730.
Sugar steady, moderate demand; re-
fined quiet, barely steady; confsctioneTs
4. $500 10 at 30; cubes, 5IsCd5 94-l00.
Petroleam, very doll. opening 60H
highest 61A, lowest 6oS[, closing COS
sales, $4,000.
CHICAGO MARKETS.
CHIcAoo, July li.-Riee, quiet, IS.
| Barley, steady.
| Whiskey, dull, SO.
Shoulders, $5.70d $3.50; short clear
&S.l5td 20: short ribs, &7.f597.60.
| BRTTIsH GRAIN REVIEW.
LONDON, July 1.-The Mark Ian.
Express, IN its review of the British
grain trade during the past week, says
1.-THE what crop IL making the besi
possible progress toward maturity, and
barring disaster, will be Of phenomenal
quality and quantity. The barley and
oat crops are EOt much behizd the
wheat. Beans are badly infected with
aphioea. Peas promise q poor yield
The trads values for wheat continue In
favor Of the buyers, although deliveries
have been small. The sales Of English
wheat during the week were Is, 737
quarters At as I'd. against 1882 quar-.
teEe Of 35s 80 during the corresponding
period last year. Foreign wheat il
weaker and business restricted. The
arrivals OF wheat oargoes numbered q;
we're Withdrawn and 20 remained. Al
today's market there vas little inquiry